5 players who can give West Indies cricket a fresh lease of life

#2 Shannon Gabriel

Gabriel has the pace and venom to be a world-class fast bowler

Broad chested and muscular, Shannon Gabriel is the fast bowler West Indies have dreamt of since the 90s. A skiddy bowler, Gabriel has shone for the Windies across formats in the past one year. He has formed a potent opening bowling partnership with Holder. Add in Alzarri Joseph and Miguel Cummins and the West Indian fast bowling resources do not seem so dry.

He was a vital factor in West Indies' series-levelling win against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi recently, taking a five-wicket haul that triggered a collapse. Gabriel has also been influential in ODIs, making a profound mark during the Tri-Series involving South Africa, Australia and West Indies in the Caribbean.

He troubled Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, and Steven Smith among others in a splendid display of fast bowling. The kids in the Caribbean now have a fast bowler to model themselves on.